Before Starting; Setting The Depth - MTD 21AB455C730 Operator's Manual

WARNING
Read, understand,
' and follow all instruc-
tions
and warnings
on the machine and
inthis manualbefore
operating.
Use extreme care
whenhandling
gasoline. Gasoline is
extremely flammable
and the vaporsare
i explosive. Never fuel
machine indoors or
while the engine is
hot or running.
Be sure no one is
standing in front of
i the tiller whilethe
engineis running or
being started.
Becertainspark
plug wire is discon-
nected and grounded
i against the engine
when performing any
adjustments.
_hb ARNING:Read,understand, and follow
all instructionsand warningson the ma-
chine and in this manual before operating.
Before Starting
Gas And Oil Fill-Up
Servicethe enginewith gasolineand oil as instructed i n
the separateenginemanualpackedwith yourtiller. Read
instructionscarefully.
WARNING: Useextremecare when
handlinggasoline. Gasoline is extremely
flammable and the vapors are explosive.
Never fuel machine indoorsor while the
engine is hot or running.
Starting Engine
NOTE: Whenpushingthe unitwith the engineoff, you
will heara ratchetingsound(gearnoise)which is normal.
,_ WARNING: Be sure no one isstanding in
front of the tiller while the engineis running
or being started.
• Placegear selectionleverin NEUTRAL.
• Placethethrottlecontrol leverin FASTpositionor
ifequipped,placethe enginespeedcontrolin the
STARTposition.
• Movechokeleverto CHOKEpositionor ifequipped,
pushprimertwo (2) or three (3) times. Waitabouttwo
(2) secondsbetweeneach push.
NOTE:A warmenginemaynotrequire choking or priming.
• Standat sideof tiller. Graspthe starterhandle and pull
out slowly,until itpulls slightlyharder.Letrope rewind
slowly.
• Pull starterhandlerapidly.Do notallowhandleto snap
back.Allowitto rewindslowlywhilekeepinga firm
hold on the starterhandle.
• Repeatpreviousstepsuntilengine starts.
As enginewarmsup and beginsto operateevenly,
movechokelevergraduallyto RUNposition.If engine
falters,returnto chokeposition,then slowlymove to
RUNposition.
Referto enginemanualforadditionalengine informa-
tion.
NOTE: After startingand prior to usingthe tiller forthe
firsttime, be certainto checkthe clutchadjustmentas
describedin "Checkingthe ClutchAdjustment"sectionof •
the AssemblyInstructions.
To Stop Engine
• Movethrottlecontrolto STOPor OFF position.
• Disconnectsparkplug wireand groundto prevent
accidentallystartingwhileequipmentis unattended.
NOTE: After thefirst ten hoursof operation,recheck
the clutchadjustment.Referto finalclutchadjustmentin
AssemblyInstructions.
Setting The Depth
Tillingdepthis controlledby the depthstakewhichcan be
adjustedto five differentsettings.Adjustthe side shields
as youadjust thedepth stake.
_ ARNING: Be certainspark plug wire is
disconnected and groundedagainst the
engine when performingany adjustments.
• Whenusingthetiller for the firsttime, usethe second
adjustmentholefrom the top (1"of tillingdepth). See
Figure5-1.
• Whenbreakingup sod and for shallowcultivation,use
Postion
3"
5"
Use This Hole for
Lowest(shallowest)
Postion
Side Sheild
--__ Use This Hole for
Highest (deepest)
Postion j
Figure 5-1
the settingwhich gives 1"of tillingdepth(secondhole
from thetop). Placethe side shieldsintheir lowest
position.
Forfurther depth,raisethe depthstakeand side
shieldsand also makeone or two morepassesover
the area.
• Whentillingloosesoil, the depthstakemaybe raised
to its highestposition(usebottomadjustmenthole)to
givethe deepesttillingdepth. Raisethe sideshieldsto
theirhighestposition.
• Totransporttiller, lowerthe depthstake(use top
adjustmenthole).
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